;     Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 10:17:26 -0400
;     From: Jim Muth <jamth@mindspring.com>
;  Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 04-10-05 (In a Spin [6])
;       Id: <1.5.4.16.20051004101839.0d37233a@pop.mindspring.com>
; ---------
; 
; FOTD -- October 04, 2005 (Rating 6)
; 
; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts:
; 
; When I brought up an old formula named 'Crazy Midgets', I 
; thought it looked strangely familiar.  I was searching for a 
; formula I have hidden somewhere that draws small Mandelbrot 
; sets arranged in circles, but today's formula is not the one I 
; was after.  The 'Crazy Midgets' formula is actually an early 
; version of the MandelbrotMix4 workhorse formula, and today's 
; image could just as easily have been created with that formula.
; 
; To produce the parent fractal, 0.2 part of Z^(3) was combined 
; with Z^(-2) and C was added.  This parent consists of a somewhat 
; distorted central Mandelbrot set surrounded by a scattering of 
; debris.  Today's scene is located on the negative X-axis, in a 
; small cut-off pile of debris.  Little more need be said about 
; the image, which speaks for itself.  (It's a talking fractal!)
; 
; The name "In a Spin" has little relation to the image, which 
; holds nothing in the shape of a spiral.  It is simply a phrase 
; that came to mind as I was studying the fractal in search of a 
; name.  The rating of a 6 is just enough above average to make 
; the effort of running the very fast parameter file worthwhile.
; 
; The image is also available on the FOTD web site at:
; 
;        <http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/FotD/FotD.html>
; 
; where it is posted in completed form.
; 
; Genuinely perfect weather prevailed all day Monday here at 
; Fractal Central, which kept the cats on their best behavior.  
; The cats are happy, but except for the grape growers, the local 
; farmers are starting to complain about the dryness.  Today is 
; opening with a low overcast and fog, but it is still dry.  We 
; shall see how the day goes for the cats.  But regardless of how 
; it goes for them, the next FOTD will appear in 24 hours.  Until 
; then, take care, and search for the real thing.
; 
; 
; Jim Muth
; jamth@mindspring.com
; jimmuth@aol.com
; 
; 
; START PARAMETER FILE=======================================

In_a_Spin { ; time=0:00:36.80--SF5 on a P200
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  formulaname=CrazyMidgets logmap=34
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frm:CrazyMidgets   {; Jim Muth
c=pixel, a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2),
g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j:
z=(a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f))+c,
|z| <= 100 }

; END PARAMETER FILE=========================================
; 
;